Expand your horizon to influence and motivate others to actively build cohesive teams.
by Michael Holland It would be great if employees were more accountable, took initiative, went the extra mile, took responsibility for their own development, were self-motivated not being influenced by the negative behaviors of others and quickly turned failures into lessons learned. Our roles as leaders would be so much easier. So, ask yourself these [...]
by Michael Holland We all like to engage in discretionary spending. Tapping into an employee’s discretionary energy can be just as rewarding. What is discretionary energy? It’s that willingness to go “above and beyond,” give the extra effort, have a personal commitment to excellence or provide creativity that enhances the team. An employee’s discretionary energy can be [...]
by Michael Holland Riding waves at the beach is a lot like building a team. You rush to catch a lot of waves just before they are perfect and you hesitate just a bit too long and are late to catch great waves. Then just while you are focusing on the big house on the [...]
By Michael Holland Team engagement and motivation can wane over time. Here are five steps you can take to awaken your team. Play a Game – At the start of a team meeting or in the middle of the day play a quick round of “minute to win it” games. Utilize the energy [...]
by Michael Holland The departure of a high level leader from an organization creates a vacuum of leadership. In rare circumstances a company actually has an up-to-date and implementable succession plan. But for most companies, the succession plan notebook sits right next to the dust covered copy of the strategic plan on the middle shelf [...]
by Michael Holland You’ve just finished a tough business call with a very rude, obnoxious person. Now you are off to attend your team meeting. Any guess as to the climate you’ll help create for that meeting? Well social psychologists know very well what will likely happen. A team, like an individual, will follow the [...]
by Michael Holland I imagine that most employees can recite the general wording of the mission statement or vision statement or whatever statement is posted around their work environment. In our own lives we all have statements we’ve memorized: the Pledge of Allegiance, scouting pledges, the Lord’s Prayer, the first few phrases of Lincoln’s Gettysburg [...]
by Michael Holland Spice up your ongoing team meetings with two simple practices. Rotate the Seats In many team meetings, especially those team meetings that occur on a regular basis, attendees often sit the same seat every week. Guide a change in energy, perspective and attention by creating a purposeful rotation of seats. Make it [...]
by Michael Holland How’s the social cohesion within your team? To what extent are you and your team members really enjoying each other and relishing in each other’s successes? Enjoying each other, now there’s a concept! How on earth could I even begin to enjoy those people who seem to work so hard at making [...]
by Michael Holland The dynamic nature of teams tends to be underestimated by most leaders and team members. A stagnant team wallows in low performance and disengaged personalities while a thriving team excels with high achievement and an abundance of team loyalty. We often forget that the team itself is a living breathing organism which [...]
